It was 30 years ago today, when Tucker took his lunch box to play. Well, it was 28 years ago, in fact, when Grange Hill started, but the BBC is already planning the 30th birthday celebrations in two years' time.

Along with Spangles, space hoppers and white dog poo, nothing gets people nostalgic like Grange Hill.

The youngsters who tuned in to the very first series in 1978 - munching, presumably, on a Curly Wurly and the aforementioned Spangles - are now running the country, or at least this website.

For those of you who can't wait another two years, tell us all about your favourite characters, favourite episodes - I will always remember with fondness the time Gonch and Hollo stole Mr Bronson's wig - and why it remains such a part of the national consciousness. Oh - and is it still any good today?